Maison 140
Maison 140 Beverly Hills140 South Lasky DriveBeverly Hills, CA, USANeighborhood: Beverly HillsStyle: Cutting-EdgeAtmosphere: Secluded43 RoomsMaison 140 is essentially the boutique hotel take on the good old bed and breakfast, LA style, in a 44-room building that once belonged to actress Lillian Gish.Like a true B & B, it's set away from the urban hub in residential Beverly Hills. From the outside 140 is hard to spot — it's a gray, narrow building, striking only in its plainness. Step in the lobby, and it's a different story. Some people find it reminiscent of Blakes, in London, others of the Latin Quarter in Paris. In any case, 140 has an extreme case of wanna-be Europe (cynics might call it Euro-trash, but in this town, it's a relief). The lobby is black glass à la early seventies, with suspended ceiling medallions — the lounge, a cozy space all black and come-hither crimson, mahogany wood, chinoiserie-painted mirrors. Some might say 140 is like a 1920s Parisian B & B, but it would be more accurate to say it looks like a high class, turn of the century bordello — which of course, many Parisian B & B's were. The lounge, especially, with its reflective walls, slipper sofas, and its seating capacity of five, is suited to, er, snuggly tête-à-têtes
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